Description
Shahid Afridi, born Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi also known as Boom Boom Afridi born on 1 March 1980 is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2012, Afridi played 27 Tests, 350 One Day Internationals, and 59 Twenty20 Internationals for the Pakistani national team. He made his ODI debut on 2 October 1996 against Kenya and his Test debut on 22 October 1998 against Australia. Afridi has played more ODI matches than any other Pakistani cricket player.
He is known for his aggressive batting style, and previously held the record for the fastest ODI century i.e.in 37 deliveries, which he made in his first international innings, as well as scoring 32 runs in a single over, the third highest scoring over ever in an ODI. He also holds the distinction of having hit the most number of sixes in the history of ODI cricket. Afridi considers himself a better bowler than batsman, and has taken 48 Test wickets and over 350 in ODIs. Currently Afridi is third on the list of leading wicket takers in the Twenty20 format, behind Saeed Ajmal and Umer Gul of Pakistan, taking 73 wickets from 70 matches. Shahid Afridi has signed to play for Sydney Thunder in Australia?s Twenty20 Big Bash league. [More at Wikipedia]
Born
March 1st, 1981 in Khyber Agency (Age 43)
Teams
Ruhuna Royals (2012) | Dhaka Gladiators (2011-) | Melbourne Renegades (2011-) | Hampshire County Cricket Club (2011-2012) | South Australia cricket team (2010) | Hyderabad Deccan Chargers (2008) | Sindh cricket team (2007-2008) | Kent County Cricket Club (2004) | Griqualand West cricket team (2003-2004) | Derbyshire County Cricket Club (2003) | Leicestershire County Cricket Club (2001) | Habib Bank Limited cricket team (1997-2009) | Pakistan national cricket team (1996-2012) |
Last Changes
2022/02/14
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2020/07/06
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2019/06/29
New Event: 2019/07/07 - , Birmingham, United Kingdom